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This is a follow-up post with an update to the ‘Backup Files as Tar.GZ‘ script. Some of my similar Backup scripts reside in a a GitHub here: https://github.com/ryanfitton/lxc-mysql-tar-backup-script-collection Version 2.0.0, now adds additional features and bug fixes: Now searches to ensure the required packages are installed. Uses ‘lftp‘ to upload files via FTP. Lftp allows ...

This is a quick, but I thought it would be worth a post. Within Linux (I’m using Ubuntu 17.04) you can quickly export your computer specs as an HTML file, useful if you need some info on what particular hardware you’re running. Simply run this within your terminal at the location where you want the ...

This is a follow-on from my previous post: ‘Backup server files as tar.gz‘. The script below works in a similar way as the previous, save as ‘backup_mysql2ftp.sh’ and fill out the ‘Backup options’, ‘MySQL Connection details’, and your email address. Run the script with sudo sh backup_mysql2ftp.sh (make sure the file is executable first). The ...

This is a quick and simple backup script, specifically created for use with Online.net’s 100GB FTP Storage, which is given for free when buying one of their dedicated servers. The steps listed below can be found in my Backup script collection on GitHub here: https://github.com/ryanfitton/lxc-mysql-tar-backup-script-collection The script below is simple, saves as ‘sudo sh backup_files2ftp.sh’ ...

I've recently found that the public WP REST API endpoints within WordPress can provide information which can be used in 'hacking' attempts. One such endpoint is '/wp-json/wp/v2/users' (e.g. https://yourdomain.com/wp-json/wp/v2/users), this will display Admin usernames to any unauthenticated user. There are a couple of way to mitigate this risk, install the Disable REST API or add...